[MR] text vs HTML email

[Bruce Glassford]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christofe DuBois" <admin at scahunt.com>
To: <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] text vs HTML email


> Unfortunately, I have found in designing sites that there appear to be two
> mindsets for the 'Net...
>
> The first is for those of us who want the entertainment value that the 'Net
> gives us...  we like Flash sites and shockwave.com and pretty pictures and
> nice colors.
>
> The second is for those who use the 'Net for research. period.  If the
> Internet consisted of nothing but black text on a white background, they'd
> be happy as clams.
>
> The former outnumbers the latter, but not by as much when dealing with the
> Society-  I am getting almost a 15% visit ratio to THE HUNT of text-only
> browsers...
>
> I simply think that for those 15% that don't like HTML-enabled messages,
> email will simply be frustrating from time to time.  The information is
> still there...
>
> But remember, you 15%, that for every one of you who doesn't use the 'Net
> for fun, there are 6 of us who do...  Minority rights, but majority rules...
>
> -Christofe DuBois
> Owner, THE HUNT
>

Browsers are not e-mail readers.  I use an HTML-enabled e-mail reader, but
throttle it to send plain text for many reasons - HTML is a vector of
propogation of virii, and it allows hidden activations that do things I don't
expect.  As well, on any list that allows digests, HTML e-mail comes out looking
like gibberish (my apologies to any gibbers for any inadvertent racial slur) to
anyone in digest mode.

Out of courtesy to others, we should adhere to the rules of the list, as it
would be discourteous to both those others on the list and the expressed wishes
of the list owner, who volunteers their time and energy to make this place
available to us

.... Bruce